Make a Faux Concrete Wall

Cool old lofts with concrete floors or bricks walls might be all the rage, but that doesn't mean you necessarily want to live in an old run down warehouse — or even partake in city life. If you're looking to get a bit of the industrial feel in your not-so-indutrial home, check out this quick technique that is done in a jiffy!

Quite often when folks talk about spicing up their entryway, thoughts of photos and large artwork, even tiny benches or the right lamp come to mind — but not in this house! Here, Kara has decided to bust out a bag of Ardex-SD-M, a finishing concrete usually used on floors, but instead put it to work on the walls.

This substance when mixed with water looks a little like your morning pancake batter, but when applied with a trowel (I'm having flashbacks to Doug's Venetian Plaster technique!), a rich texture is created and bonded to the wall. After a second coat, the results look just as planned and everything is dry and ready to decorate!

The project ran Kara a few hours worth of her time and roughly $50 for the bag of Ardex SD-M, though she only used &frac13; of it for this project! It's a great way to change things up with very little time or money for such a big look. Check out the full details over at Kara Paslay Designs.